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Security Researcher (Multiple Positions)

Costa Rica, Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-22 → 2026-09-28

Core

Apply attacker methodology frameworks to contextualize threats, assess progression, and determine potential impact of identity-centric and cloud-based attacks.

Role type

Security Researcher (Threat Analysis & Investigation)

Builds

Customer-facing investigation summaries and defensible evidence for security incidents.

Domain

Cybersecurity, Threat Intelligence, Cloud Security

Required skills

MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Cyber Kill Chain, Kusto Query Language (KQL), OS internals (Windows, Linux, Mac), identity misuse investigation, cloud telemetry analysis (Azure, AWS, GCP), offensive security tools (Metasploit, OSINT), pattern recognition, critical thinking

Preferred skills

Experience with OAuth abuse, token theft, Kerberos/NTLM anomalies, conditional access bypass patterns, exploit development

Technologies

KQL, Metasploit, Azure, AWS, GCP, Windows, Linux, Mac

Responsibilities

Investigate identity centric threats, credential misuse, lateral movement, and cloud-based attacks; Correlate large datasets to uncover relationships and root cause; Differentiate benign, misconfigured, suspicious, and malicious activity; Deliver customer facing investigation summaries; Perform investigations involving authentication anomalies and suspicious access patterns

Seniority

Mid-level (2+ years experience) to Senior (1+ years with Master's)

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